- Title: Brazil great Carlos Alberto dies following heart attack
- Date: 25th October 2016
- Summary: RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (FILE - 2010) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) BRAZIL 1970 WORLD CUP-WINNING CAPTAIN CARLOS ALBERTO TORRES SAYS: "I am still happy today when people remember those days and that team, the goal I scored, the moment I got the cup, I get extremely happy when I see people in Brazil, everybody with no exception, addressing me as 'captain'. Nobody calls me by my name in Brazil - it is always 'captain'." CARLOS ALBERTO LOOKING AT TAPESTRY PICTURE OF HIM HANGING ON WALL - A PRESENT HE GOT WHEN HE WAS AZERBAIJAN NATIONAL COACH. HE COMMENTS HE LIKES IT SO MUCH THERE IS NO OTHER PICTURE ON THE WALL
- Embargoed: 9th November 2016 15:48
- Keywords: Brazil Carlos Alberto Torres 72 death heart attack
- Location: RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL / PARIS, FRANCE / EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY, UNITED STATES / FRANKFURT, GERMANY
- City: RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL / PARIS, FRANCE / EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY, UNITED STATES / FRANKFURT, GERMANY
- Country: Brazil
- Topics: Soccer,Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA00B55I8NRB
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- Story Text:EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS MATERIAL WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY 4:3
EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS MONOCHROME VIDEO
Brazil great Carlos Alberto, who captained the 1970 World Cup-winning side and scored one of the most acclaimed final goals ever, has died aged 72 following a heart attack, local TV reported on Tuesday.
Right-back Alberto was capped 53 times by Brazil and won titles with Fluminense and Santos. - Copyright Holder: FILE REUTERS (CAN SELL)
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